1.1 Introduction (computer abstractions and technology)

1.1 Introduction

Welcome to this book!

We are delighted to have this apportunity to convey the excitement of the world of computer systems.

一.delight/dilait/ CET4 delighting, delighted,delights

1. N-uncount 不可数名词 delight is a feeling of very great pleasure. 高兴,欣喜

Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight. 整个房子,目之所及不停带来惊奇和欣喜。

Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel‘s nickname for the baby. 安德鲁听到雷切尔给那个婴儿起的爱称时,高兴地叫起来。

2. PHRASE 习语

If someone takes  delight or takes a delight in something, they get a lot of pleasure from it. 以...为乐

Haig took obvious delight in proving his citics wrong.

海格显然以证明他的批评者是错误的为乐。

3. N-count  可数名词 You can reffer to something or someone that gives you gives you great pleasure or enjoyment as a delight. 乐事,乐趣:

The air-craft was a delight to fly. 驾乘这种飞机是一件乐事。

4.VT及物动词 If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure. 使高兴;使欣喜

She has created a style of music that has delighted audiences all over the world. 她创立了一种为全世界听众所喜爱的音乐风格。

二. convey  CET4 /k?nvei/ conveys; conveying; conveyed;

1. VT 及物动词 To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be cause them to be known or understood by someone. 传达

When  I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband. 回到家之后, 我设法让我丈夫知道这台机器的神奇之处。

In every one of her pictures she conveys a sense of immediacy. 她的每一张画都有一种直观性。

This is not a dry and dreary field, where progress is glacial and where new ideas atrophy from neglect.

三.dreary /dri?ri/ CET6+ drearier, dreariest

1. adj. 形容词

If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing. 沉闷的;枯燥无味的;

... a dreary little town in the Midwest. ... 中西部一个沉闷的小镇。

四. glacial /glei??l/  1. adj. 形容词, technical 技术

glacial means relating to or produced by glaciers or ice. 冰河的;冰的

... a true glacial landscape with U-shaped valleys.   ... U 形山谷中的真正的冰河地貌。

2. adj 形容词If you say that something moves or changes at a glacial pace, you are emphasizing that it moves or changes very slowly. [usu adj. n] 非常缓慢的;

Change occurs at a glacial pace. 变化来得极为缓慢。

五. atrophy /ætr?fi/ n. 萎缩;衰退;

vt. & vi (使) 萎缩,(使)虚脱;(使)衰退;

六. neglect  CET4 /nigl?kt/ neglects, neglecting, neglected

1. VT及物动词 If you neglect someone or something, you fail to take care of them properly. 疏于照管

The woman denied that she neglected her child. 那位妇女否认疏于照管她的孩子。

Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. 给植物施肥,它们就生长;疏于照管,它们就遭殃。

2. N-uncount 不可数名词 neglect is also a noun.疏于照管。

The town‘s old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect. 这座小镇的旧码头在多年疏于保养后快要坍塌了。

3. VT 及物动词 If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. 忽视

He‘d given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her. 他在事业上投入太多了,长时间地工作,冷落了她。

ne+glect+ed  ADJ. 形容词 被忽视的

The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandfather feel lonely and neglected. 她今天不来了,这让她的祖母感到孤单。

... a neglected aspect of the city‘s forgotten history. ... 这座城市被遗忘的历史中一个被忽略的方面。

VT 及物动词

If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. 疏忽

We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies. 我们经常疏忽了合理使用我们的身体。

No! Computers are the product of incredibly vibrant information technology industry,  all aspect of which are responsible for almost 10% of the gross national product of the United States, and whose economy has become department in part on the rapid improvements in information  technology promised by Moore‘s Law.

七. incredible/inkr?dib?l/  CET4

1. ADJ. 形容词

If you describle something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or usually good. 极好的

The wildflowers will be incredible after this rain.  这场雨过后,野花将开得非常好。

.in+cred+ibly // adv 副词 [adv+adj/adv] 极好地

Their father was incredibly good-looking. 他的父亲十分英俊。

adj. 形容词

If you say that something is incredible, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising, and you can not believe it is really true, although it may be . 难以置信的

It seemed incredible that people would still want to play football during a war. 在战争期间,人们仍然想踢足球,这似乎不可思议。

.in+cred+ibly   adv. 副词  难以置信地

Incredibly, some people do not like the name. 难以置信的是, 有些人不喜欢这个名字。

ADJ. 形容词

You use incredible to emphasize the degree, amount, or intensity of something. 非常的

I worked an incredible amount of hours. 我工作的时间极长。

in+cred+ibly   ADV 副词

[ADV +adj/adv] 非常地

It was incredibly hard work. 那是个非常艰辛的工作。

八. vibrant /vaibr?nt/

1. adj 形容词

Someone or something that is vibrant is full of life, energy, and enthusiasm. 充满活力的

Tom felt himself being drawn toward her vibrant personality. 汤姆感到自已正被她充满活力的个性所吸引。

... Shakespeare‘s vibrant language. ... 莎士比亚那充满活力的语言。

. vi+bran+cy

She was a woman with extra-ordinary vibrancy and extra-ordinary knowledge. 她是一个活力四射、知识渊博的女性。

ADJ 形容词

vibrant colors are very bright and clear.鲜亮的;色彩;

Horizon blue, corn yellow, and pistachio green are just three of the vibrant colors in this range.

天际蓝、玉米黄和淡草绿只是这一色域中的3种鲜亮色彩。

. vi+brant+ly  adv 副词 [adv adj] 鲜亮地

... a selection of vibrantly colored French cast-iron saucepans. 一套精选的色彩鲜亮的法国铸铁炖锅。

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